Paying for a mobile phone plan with an international creditcard

[Daniel95]

Dear community,

As an exchange student from the Netherlands, I was looking for a new sim-card provider here in Canada, BC and Public Mobile sounded like a good deal.

To start the plan, I had to buy a SIM-card which was no problem at all when paying with my Dutch creditcard (which works everywhere in Canada and is a Master card. Now when I'm trying to put a data-plan on it, it just refuses international creditcards. 

I think it's quite saddening that a company does sell it's creditcards to people that have an international creditcard and than now allow them to put a data-plan on it with that same creditcard.

Is there a way to get my money back or a solution to fix this problem?

[wetcoaster]

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@Lieux wrote:

Wiilcomen in Canada!!! Und es gibt immer eine  lösung... @Daniel95...

Recharge.com or perhaps you can have one K Mobile near your place....https://www.k-mobile.ca/store-locator-phone-store-near-me/ 

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@Lieux

I know your are meaning well, but I think you are mixing up your languages... This is German. 😉 I know some people from the Netherlands whose parents would be offended by this (for historic reasons).

[Anonymous]

 @Daniel95

And recharge.com is a Dutch company!

(I think)

[Lieux]

Wiilcomen in Canada!!! Und es gibt immer eine  lösung... @Daniel95...

Recharge.com or perhaps you can have one K Mobile near your place....https://www.k-mobile.ca/store-locator-phone-store-near-me/ 

[cavemantoronto]

Recharge.com was mentioned and they take paypal.  This wouldn't be a easy, but you could also by top up vouchers from some variety corner stores and some drug and groceries stores.  Or if you have a close friend who is willing, you could have tbe friend pay the bill and you and you just give your friend cash.

[popping]

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@Daniel95 wrote:

Dear community,

As an exchange student from the Netherlands, I was looking for a new sim-card provider here in Canada, BC and Public Mobile sounded like a good deal.

To start the plan, I had to buy a SIM-card which was no problem at all when paying with my Dutch creditcard (which works everywhere in Canada and is a Master card. Now when I'm trying to put a data-plan on it, it just refuses international creditcards. 

I think it's quite saddening that a company does sell it's creditcards to people that have an international creditcard and than now allow them to put a data-plan on it with that same creditcard.

Is there a way to get my money back or a solution to fix this problem?

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Yes. PM does not accept international credit card.  But you can buy topup voucher from recharge.com to activate your PM plan and pay for your monthly fee.

[Alex888]

You won't be able to use your credit card directly on this site, but you can go to www.recharge.com and use your card to buy a Public Mobile voucher then use the voucher to load the funds into your account. Make sure you enter in the voucher code exactly as it's shown, capitals/lower case/ect.